Thankfully, at least according to the Wiki, the current population is estimated to be in the thousands.

Irina and her husband, snow leopard conservationist, Oleg Loginov plan to translate the book into English soon. Well, it might have been shelved with books on science, but despite the title there's really little here about the snow leopard and not enough really about nature. The state of grace that began that morning…prevailed throughout the winter of D’s dying, an inner calm in which I knew just how and where to act, wasting no energy in indecision or regrets: and seemingly, this certainty gave no offense, perhaps because no ego was involved, the one who acted in this manner was not “I”…. Each story includes easy ideas for ways to reduce our carbon output at home and fun facts on the climate topics featured.In a way it seems selfish, to privilege your own spiritual journey--your grief, your self-discovery--over the needs of your son. I think we mostly do come to admire PM, at times, but that is decidedly not the point in his writing, overall. Speaking of which, both men provided “insight” on the environment and people of Nepal, Tibet, and India, and you can tell how flawed this insight was. Snow Leopards, second edition provides a foundational, comprehensive overview of the biology, ecology, and conservation of this iconic species.

He’s on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas a year after his wife is dead, leaving his eight-year-old son behind with family as he seeks at least two things: A glimpse of the rare and the presumedly soon-to-be-extinct Snow Leopard, and a visit with the Lama of Shay at the Crystal Mountain, where few westerners have dared venture. I could identify with the irritation of Schaller, his scientist companion, at Matthiessen's mysticism--even as Matthiessen insists Buddhism has nothing to do with the occult. The hump-backed whales, orcas and other whales were closer to the shoreline than in decades around Monterey Bay in late August 2015, and we stood with various locals reverently and feverishly, able with our naked eye to see them spout, breach and feed, boats and kayaks hovering around them at a respectful distance. From where they live and how they hunt to how we can protect them in the future, Jen Green's clear writing style tells readers all they need to know about snow leopards. From where they live and how they hunt to how we can protect them in the future, Jen Green’s clear writing style tells readers all they need to know about snow leopards.Snow mountains, more than sea or sky, serve as a mirror to one’s own true being, utterly still, utterly clear, a void, an Emptiness without life or sound that carries in Itself all life, all sound. One could argue that this is really two books blended into one: A scientific expedition to record data on wildlife habits (which is why I signed on), plus a primer on / exploration of / personal take on Buddhism.